I've read that it gets worse with age and a life expectancy of 5 years or less. I'm 69 years old and it bothers me all the time that I was diagnosed with this debilitating condition. I never drank or smoked. I over the years had hypertension issues. Also I consider myself being healthy before my diagnosis because I worked out every day. I thought the heaviness on my chest was due to me having allergies. Looking for someone to give me some invite on my condition.